Recently a lady told me that her daughter had told her, “You make me feel bad about me.” Or something close to that, basically that the daughter felt bad because of what the mom said. We think that what other people say to us makes us feel the way we feel, but I have learned …
Tag: believe
Goodness of God
Last month we had a sermon series on the Fruit of the Spirit at our church. Our intern minister said in his sermon that “Goodness is the Spirit of God bringing you into agreement with God.” We come into agreement with what God says about us, His Truth, then we live out of this agreement. …
There Has to be a Better Way
Today, I want to share with you some of my story, which is part of the reason behind me starting this blog. My hope in writing anything I share is that you will be encouraged to do your own work and trust God to empower you to create the life you want. I try to …
practice faith.
We are God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved! This is who we are in Christ! We must remember and believe it! Practice believing until we believe. Think. Act. Believe as if you were and you will become. As we know our truth; being loved by God. Rooted, grounded, centered in Him, then God does the …
keep practicing.
What we believe determines how we behave. Think. Believe. Act. As if it were true and we will become. We must practice believing as if it were true for us until we believe. It is a process! It takes time. We must be willing to keep believing even as the results are slow coming, even …
Think Like Jesus.
If we want different results in our life, then we must be willing to get curious about and question our thinking, then think new thoughts. What we think/believe determines how we behave. Too often when we want to change our actions, the results of our lives, we try to just do things differently without changing …
Self-Talk.
Learning I was the voice in my head. Learning to take back my power. Seeking, discovering, and believing Truth. Letting my roots grow down deep into God’s love for me. Experiencing God’s love, knowing His hope, and living from there, is the better Way. Lots of people make New Year’s resolutions or set goals for …
we must do the work of becoming
We all have thoughts going through our heads and for the longest time I thought I had no control over those thoughts. I thought the thoughts were true. I believed the negative, not beneficial, make me feel bad about myself thoughts. But I have come to realize that our brains make up stories and …
What do you need to grieve? What can you cultivate once you do?
One thing I grieve is the loss of whole family gatherings. I think the holidays can be particularly hard for some people because we can be triggered by our past losses. The sadness resurfaces around holidays or celebrations. The holidays can be a trigger for me because I wanted big family gatherings with my husband …
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HOPE.
We all want HOPE. We often hope things will get better. We hope someone will get well. We hope to get a job. We hope to meet someone special. We hope our children will grow up strong and healthy. We hope we get a raise or a bonus. We hope we live a good long …
seeking and discovering a better WAY 